Act Local! Maker Culture, the Design Professions and Workplace David Euscher 19 October 2017
PRESENTER BIO David Euscher ASID, Assoc. AIA, IIDA, LEED AP Vice President, Corgan Interiors Studio Leader Houston photo
Learning Objectives 1. Learn about "Maker Culture" and its impact on education, the economy and the design of the workplace. 2. Understand the implications of supporting local makers and adding local character to workplace environments. 3. Integrating Artisans and Makers into a project team. 4. Mass Customization" vs. Mass Production Manufacturing:
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Quilting Industry 20 Million Participants $3,600,000,000 Annually
The act of building something, seems to imbue it with additional value above and beyond its inherent quality, which the researchers dub the IKEA effect. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/make-your-mind/201209/the-ikea-effect-why-we-cherish-things-we-build
The Machine is not the problem In the years which have been devoted in my own life to working out in stubborn materials a feeling for the beautiful, a hope has grown stronger with the experience of each year, amounting now to a gradually deepening conviction that in the Machine lies the only future of art and craft as I believe, a glorious future; that the Machine is, in fact, the metamorphosis of ancient art and craft - Frank Lloyd Wright "The Art And Craft Of The Machine," 1901 Robie House, Chicago Robie House, Chicago
Mass Production Cost effectiveness dependent on Scale Cost per unit decreases with increased quantity Large Quantities of the same item Specialty items Require retooling Increase Production time Increase production cost http://alljack.com
Customized Production Cost per unique unit independent of quantity Production Run of 1 Tool is flexible and adaptable Optimize material usage to reduce cost
http://mx3d.com/projects-2/ https://mfgtalkradio.com
Gulf News 3D Printed Architecture Additive Manufacturing off site 17 days Installation on site 2 days Zero formwork Reduced construction material waste Assembly & fit-out by local craft & trades Gulf News http://www.officeofthefuture.ae/# http://www.officeofthefuture.ae/# Gensler
Local / Maker Movement Meet Your Maker / Neighbor Share Ideas and Ideals Celebrate the Worker/Maker Elevated Quality Authenticity materials, form and technique Celebration of Craft & Craftsmen Enduring Quality is Sustainable Strategic National Label looks, feels, and can be local
Community Maker Space as an Economic Engine http://aldinedistrict.org/towncenter/
Local is the new Organic Over 1,200 Farmers Markets Nationwide
University 1 Arizona State University X X 2 Boise State University X X 3 Boston University 4 University of California, Berkeley X X X 5 University of California, Davis X 3D Printer Laser Cutter Source: A Review of University Maker Spaces, June 2015 Mr. Thomas William Barrett, James Madison University, Matthew Cole Pizzico, James Madison University, Bryan Levy, Georgia Institute of Technology, Dr. Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University Wood Shop Metal Shop Electronics Textile 6 University of California, San Diego X X X X X X California Polytechnic State 7 University X X 8 Carnegie Mellon University X X X X 9 Case Western Reserve University X X X X X 10 Colorado State University X X X X Computer White Boards University 1 Arizona State University X X 2 Boise State University X X 3 Boston University 4 University of California, Berkeley X X X 5 University of California, Davis X 6 University of California, San Diego X X X X X X 7 California Polytechnic State University X X 8 Carnegie Mellon University X X X X 9 Case Western Reserve University X X X X X 10 Colorado State University X X X X 11 Columbia University X X X X X 12A University of Colorado Boulder X X X X 12B University of Colorado Boulder X X X X 13 Dartmouth College X X X X 14A Drexel University X X 14B Drexel University 15 Duke University X 16 Georgia Institute of Technology X X X X X X 17 Harvard University X 18 Johns Hopkins University X X X 19 Lehigh University X X X X 20 North Carolina State University X X 21 Northwestern University X X X X X 22 Oregon State University X X 23 Princeton University X X 24 Purdue University X X X 25 Rice University X X X X X X X 26 Stanford University X X X X 27 Syracuse University X X X X X X 28 University of Maryland X X 29 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor X X X X 30 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign X X X 31 University of Nevada X X X X 32 University of Texas at Austin X X X X X X 33 University of South Florida X X X X X X 34 University of Wisconsin Milwaukee X X X X 35A University of Central Florida X X 35B University of Central Florida X X 35C University of Central Florida X X X 35D University of Central Florida 36 University of Mary Washington X X 37 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill X X X 38 Vanderbilt University X X 39 Washington State University X X 40 Yale University 3D Printer Laser Cutter Wood Shop Metal Shop X Electronics Textile Computer White Boards
Why did we stop making? Design Professionals routinely accept Financial Risk Design Responsibility Professional Liability When Design Professionals become Builders we take on Builder s Warranty Builder s Risk Strict Liability
Professional liability underwriters traditionally have perceived design/build as the most hazardous construction-related professional liability exposure. D. J. Hatem, "Design-Build: Professional Liability and Risk Management Issues for Design Professionals," The CA/T Professional Liability Reporter, Volume 2-No. 2, December 1996, pp. 8-20.
Make Better Connections Local Solutions are Unique Solutions Reflect Local Culture & Pride of Place Reduce Carbon Footprint Economic Stewardship Support Local Entrepreneurship Connect with New Collaborators
Make Better Workplaces Continuity of Learning Modalities Foster Innovation through creative expression & problem solving Create Opportunities for failure and learn from it!
Make Better Things Better than Sustainable Enduring Quality Better than Socially Responsible Socially Empowering Better than Economical Good for the Local Economy
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